Snapping mechanism for corn-harvesting machines



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Sept. 4, 1923. l.

A w. s. BAIRD SNAPPINVG MECHANISM Fon. CORN HARVESTING MACHINES Filed March 2s v1913 f sneets-sheet 2 I 3 i Z5 y, Tg5

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Patented Sept. 4, 1%23.V

WILLIAM sn'wiinn Berni), ,or nnciifrunyriininors.

sNAPrING' Meel-remera ron Yoon.n rilinvn'srine Meoiiiviis.

fiippiieation ined Mai-ch 23, 1918.1 Seilai (No.v ezgise;

To @ZZ a0/ioni, it m (by, concern Be it lznown that I; WILLIAM VSnwiinn' Beim), av citizen ot' the United States, residing' at Decatur. in the county 'rot Macon and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful' Improvements in Snapping- Mechanism for Coin-l-l'arvesting Machines, ot which'the followingV isfa description.

My invention belongs to that `general class of devices known as corn harvesting` niacliines and relates particularly Vto' means 'forming a part of the machine and adapted to automatically' and etiicientlyremove the ears trom the stalks of the standing' corn. My invention has among its objects the production ot a device ot the kind described thatis simple, efficient and satisfactory i'or use wherever found applicable. It has elso as an object the production oit'f'a' device that will not to any appreciableV extent shell the leiiielsiroin kthe cob.` More particularly it has aspen object the production oir' aA snapping mechanism in which as the` stallr'ot corn is drawn down between the bars by ther'snap'ping rolls, the ear of corn on thel stalk will Yfollow the stalk until one side of the ear comes in contact with one. bar, and as the stall; continues to beY drawn down by the'snappingrolls, the ear is Jforced over to one side at an angle so` that the same is easily snapped ofi". The invent'ion is in the nature otl an improvement over the snapping mechanism shown andV described -in my priorY Patent Number 1,035,518, dated August 13, 1912,

To this end my invention consists in the Ynovel construction, arrangement and cointially on line 4 4 of Fig'. 2;

bination` of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims. i i

In the' drawings', lwherein like reference characters vindicateV like I o r 'correspondingparts. Y y

Fig. lis a sectional viewrt-aken substantially on line 3 3 oriV Fig. 1;

i Fig. is a sectionalV Aview taken ysiibstan- 5 is a sectional view ot a portion of the mechanism*illustrating the operation;

Aoperatingfrecession the other part.' Vhen Vonly one bolt S is employed. Tlie'bar-Qfis Fig. 3 is a sectionalview taken subst-am' Fig'. 6 is aiperspective-view of one oj't' the snappingbars; 'andf' K Y Fig. 7 isa sectional view taliensubstantiallyV on line T T' of'Fig. 2, Y

y In'the preterred form ot device ishown in the drawings, 1Y and 2 represent the snepping" bars arranged towcooperate with the Vsnepping rolls hereafter described. `The two bars l.n.i'e., very siniiler except vthat the iaceo't oneis above Ythe ,tace ot the other, for a. portion or" itslength, Reierringto Y Figif, the bar 2,' which may be terni/edthe upper bar or` the "one having its uppel tace above Vthe other,` istoritied with anend 3 and' preferably with a slot e' atsaid"ei'id..` At theoppo'site end lof the bar2is provided the'V extending part 5, towhich is` secured an extending part gthelsainefbeing slotted' at 7 and secured on the partl 5 a bolt or screwS.'A The part 5f is transversely adjustable iielativefpartdone offtlie'parts, ask

l shown 6, having a transverse slot 9 therein, s e the screw or bolt 8 engaging'lthe other part. V@ne part, as shownpart `5,` is tormedrwith si bee-.doilug 10 arranged toV seat in a coso constructed the parts `may` be'iidjusted' transversely,'but owing'v to the lu'egslO, there is no tendencyfor pivotal movei'nenh-where shown provide'ddwith teeth or serrtio'ns' '11. which' extend intothe parti, which Vis brevelid a't'the end on tlie'inner edge at 12. t,

The `bar 1, which rriay'` beterinedY the v lowerorcoope'rating bar. isvery similr, the VYsaine,being `toi-ined with the serrations 11 and beveled'end 12v. This part isfprovided slotY 14 andwith they end 16 Y 'corresponding with the parto oi the vother bar, the saine beingy secured in, place -the ingi ai 'bead or lug" corresponding' Ywith :the

10 previously described. lhe 1.6

. beprovided with a. slotrl' correspond- .L ingwith Slo-t7 By making one .thicker `100' V `than'the other' for a portionot length the tace otoiiefis above the' being obviou s, however, that any equivalent constructionv bei employed that' would i i 'i 1.05

producetheseine result. Y r y The bers 1" a 'd 2 lrey preferably slida'bly supportedadjacenteach end so' that they may Vbe?reciprobated vvfhen the machine isili operation, afswill be*hereftteridscibed." Thel machine' is shown provided with the traine 110 sov parts 21-21, or their equivalent-s, of the desired size and shape. Carried byparts 21-21 at the forward end of the sna-ppingloars 1 and 2 are brackets 22, the same extended inwardly as at 28 over the snapping rolls 41 and 42. The snapping b'arg'may be secured on their supports 23 in any suitable manner.

As shown, I provide brackets 25 for this purpose, which are secured to the extended parts 23 by bolts 26, the brackets having lugs or pins 27, or the equivalents, arranged to extend through the slots 4 and 14 of the two bars. Referring to F ig. 4, .it` will be noted that l siot the extending parts 23 at 24 so that the brackets maybe adjusted so as to vary the adjustment of or space between the two snapping bars. I preferably support the rear end of the snapping bars by a bracket consisting of the Vcross part 31 having legs 30 secured `to the frame part 21. Carried by the extending part 81, are brackets 32 having lugs 33 arranged to engage in the slots 7 and 16. rlhe brackets 32 are secured in place by bolts 34 or their equivalents for the purpose. n this case the upper ends of the bars may ybe adjusted by making the adjustment between the parts 5 and 6, and 15 and 16. Y Y

Any suitable means may be provided for reciprocating the bars. As shown, a shaft 35 is carried by the brackets 35', this shaft being provided with eccentrics 37. A rod 36 is provided for each barthe same having an eccentric strap at one end arranged to cooperate with the eccentric 37, is secured at its opposite end to the bar 6 or 16. 1 have shown the two part rod 36 connected by a turnbuckle or nut, so that the length of the rod may be varied for the purpose of adjustment.` Shaft 35 may be driven in any suitable manner. As shown, it is connected by a belt or chain 38 or the equivalent, and suitable pulleys or sprockets to a shaft 39, which is arranged to drive the snapping rolls 41 and 42, which are provided with gears 43 and 44 driven by suitable shafting connected with the gearing 45 and 4G. This particular e mechanism, however, forms no part ofthe present invention and neednot be described further` in detail.

y As the harvestingimachine carrying thev snapping mechanism herein described travels along` the row, it being understood that the bars 1 and 2 are reciprocated back and forth and the snapping rollsV 41 and 42 driven, the stalks 49 carrying the ears will enter between the bars 1 and 2 as shown in Fig, 5, in which 50 represents theear carried by the stalk and the upper part of the stalk above the bars. As the stalks are turned down by the rolls 41 and 42vthe ears and 17 of the extending ends 6 Y so that the ear` is thereby wrenched and broken from the stalk. Thefdevice operates most eiiiciently for snapping the ears from the stalk, as the cantingy or tipping of the car at an angle as shown causes the ear toV be easily snapped. -In the dotted lines in lf'ig. 5 the ear is shown-before being tipped and' snapped, while the" full lines show the near about to be snapped OH. After the ears parting from the spirit of my invention,

hence l do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described orl uses mentioned.- i

,lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure 1 T ey iietters Patent is z- 1. ln a device of the kind described and iii combination, a pair ofsnapping rolls and means arranged thereabove for simultaneously tilting and twisting the ears trans-l versely on the stalks while the latter areeiigaged by said rolls.

2. In a device of the kind described and A in combination, means yadapted to engage,

the stalks, ear engaging means comprising ing a reciprocating motionV longitudinally of said stalk engaging means andformed to engage the ears at a vertically highery point than the other one.

3. In a device of the kind described and a pair of spaced bars, one of said bars havin combination, means adapted to engage engage the ears at a vertically higher point! the ear, one bar arranged lto, engage the ear` at a horizontal plane above the other bar, whereby the ear is Vtilted at an angle to the stallnand means for reciprocating one of said bars parallel to the ear engagingedge of the other bar.

5. In a snappingdevice of the kind-described and in combination, a pair of longi tiidinally movable bars arranged substantially parallel yto eachother with aspace therebetween` said vbars formed with a series of teeth on their adjacentedges, the engag-v ing face of one bar'disposed in a horizontal plane above the'other bar, and means for reciprocating said bais.

6. In a snapping device of the kind described andxin combination, a pair of lonvthan the other one, and-means for adjust- -110 gitudinally movable ba 's arranged substantialljyv parallelto each other with a space tl1e1'ebet\veen,the rear ends of said bars transversely adjustable relative to the r mainder oi the bars, said bars formed with a ser-ies of teeth on their adjacent edges7 the engaging tace oi' one bardispesed in a horizontal plane above the other bar, and means for reciprocating-said bars.Y p

A 7, n a device of the kind described and in combination, a pair of rolls, a pair of bars arranged substantially parallel to and above said rolls, said bars arranged to oooperate with said rolls and remove the ears from the stalks, saidbars provided with a plurality or" substantially evenly vspacedV rearwardly directed teeth upon the proximate edges, onev'bar arranged to engage the ears at a horizontal plane slightly above the other bar, whereby the ear is tipped into engagement with ysaid other bar, and means for reciprocating one of said bars.

8. In a device of the kind described and in combination, a pair of engaging rolls, a pair of bars arranged substantially parallel to and above said rolls, means for adJust-Y ably supporting said bars, said bars ar-A ranged to cooperate with said rolls and remove the ears from the stalks,fsaidV bars provided with a plurality of substantiallj.y evenly spaced rearwardly directed teeth upon the proximate edges, one bar arranged Y to engage the ears at an elevation slightly above the other balgpivhereby the ear is tipped into engagement With sai d other bar,

and means for reciprocating one of said bars.

including` a rotatable shaft, and adjustable means for operatively connecting said shaft Certificate of Correction.

It is hereby certiied that Letters Patent No. 1,466,870, granted September 4, 1923, upon the application of William Seward Baird, of Decatur, Illinois, for an improvement in Snapping Mechanism for Corn-Harvesting Machines, Were erroneously issued t0 the inventor, said Baird, Whereas said Letters Patent should have Patent should be read with this correction therein that the Same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oice.

Signed and sealed this` 9th day of October, A. D., 1923.

[SEAL] 4 WM. A. KINNAN,

, Acting O ommz'ssz'oner of Patents. 

